Thanks for understanding it was not meant to be insulting in the least.I am Nigerian and I do not believe this is offensive.
To anyone who thinks it is, Isn't my country a third world country?
I come from a third world country myself, in Africa no less, so I know how hard it is to get a visa to Canada. I'm sure the refusal rate is very high.
What i meant to say is, it's probably an overhyped issue, i.e. birth tourism from there. Not to say it doesn't happen, but if being able to visit as a tourist is already quite difficult, do you really expect this to be as big a problem as they're making it out to be?
Most of the people here are of a South Asian background, so maybe they don't know how high refusal rates are for African visitors and prospective students.